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First Round MLB Draft Picks

Kolbrin Vitek2010 (20th pick)Boston Red Sox

Kolbrin Vitek, one of three finalists for the College Baseball Foundation’s inaugural John Olerud Two-Way Player of the Year Award in 2010, was the 20th pick in the first round of the 2010 Major League Baseball Draft.

Vitek was named the Mid-American Conference Player of the Year as a junior at Ball State before being drafted by the Boston Red Sox. He reached as high as Double A baseball with

the Red Sox, playing for the Portland Sea Dogs in 2012 and 2013.

Brad Snyder2003 (18th pick)Cleveland Indians

Brad Snyder became Ball State’s sixth first-round draft pick when he was selected 18th overall by the Cleveland Indians in the 2003 Major League Baseball Draft.

He made his first trip to the major leagues in 2006 when he was called up to the Indians late in the season. For the second year in a row in 2007, Snyder was called up to the major leagues with the Indians. He

saw action in the majors with the Chicago Cubs in 2010 and 2011. Snyder last appeared in an MLB game in 2014 with Texas.

Luke Hagerty2002 (32nd)Chicago Cubs

Luke Hagerty spent six seasons in professional baseball after being selected as the 32nd pick in the first round of the 2002 Major League Baseball Draft by the Chicago Cubs. He pitched in 45 games at the professional level and struck out 86 batters in 95 innings pitched. Hagerty was listed as the seventh best prospect in the Chicago Cubs organization in 2003.

Bryan Bullington2002 (1st pick)

Pittsburgh Pirates

Bryan Bullington, who was coached at Ball State by current Cardinals’ head coach Rich Maloney, was the No. 1 selection in the 2002 Major League Baseball Draft. He was selected by the Pittsburgh Pirates and is the highest draft pick in Ball State and Mid-American Conference history.

Bullington made his major league debut in 2005 for the Pirates. After sitting out the 2006

season with an injury, Bullington worked his way back up to the Triple-A All-Star Game in 2007 and was called up to the Pirates later that season, appearing in five games with three starts.

Bullington pitched for the Cleveland Indians and Toronto Blue Jays in 2008. He stayed in the Blue Jays’ system in 2009 and in 2010 reported to the Kansas City Royals Spring Training. On Aug. 15, 2010, Bullington pitched eight shutout innings, while only giving up two hits against the New York Yankees in Kansas City for his first major league win.

After the 2010 season, Bullington signed with the Hiroshima Toyo Carp of Japan’s Central League. Bullington played for Hiroshima from 2011-14 before moving to the Orix Buffaloes in 2015.

Larry Bigbie1999 (21st pick)Baltimore Orioles

Larry Bigbie became Ball State’s third Major League Baseball first round draft pick when he was selected 21st overall in the 1999 MLB Draft by the Baltimore Orioles. Bigbie made his major league debut in 2001 with Baltimore and also played at the big league level with the Colorado Rockies and the St. Louis Cardinals. He also played professional baseball in Japan for the

Yokohama BayStars.

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Ball State in the MLB Draft

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Additional Draft Picks

Kolbrin VitekBrad SnyderBryan BullingtonLuke HagertyLarry BigbieJeff UrbanThomas Howard

Colin Brockhouse

Alex CallJarett RindfieischZach PlesacT.J. WeirSean GodfreyNestor BautistaCody ElliottPerci GarnerZack DygertJeremy HazelbakerBrenden StinesZach DygertDean AnnaKyle Heyne

Ben SnyderBrad Miller

Mike SullivanJeff LoveysJoe NessMatt SingletonMichael HaleLorenzo ScottBrian LynchBen SchroederMike JohnstonPaul HenryDoug Boone

Justin WechslerJason PaulJason Hickman

Shayne RidleyAdam SheefelJeremy RidleyJonathan KessickTravis MinixChris CabajSam McConnellBruce Stanley

Ed FarrisNick WitteDarrell Betts Kenny ReedCurt ConleyMike ShebekDru KoscoMike RoeslerScott GossClint WickensheimerGreg DikosDennis BarryHomer Jackson

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Jeff Urban1998 (41st pick)San Fran. Giants

Jeff Urban was selected with the 41st pick of the 1998 Major League Baseball Draft by the San Francisco Giants. He spent eight years in professional baseball and pitched in 214 games, including starts in 105 contests. From 1998 through 2004, Urban played in the San Francisco Giants system. Urban played in the independent leagues in 2006 and 2007 with the Somerset Patriots

and the St. Paul Saints.

Thomas Howard1996 (11th pick)

San Diego Padres

Thomas Howard spent 11 years in the major leagues from 1990 through 2000. He started his career with the San Diego Padres before going on to play for the Cleveland Indians, Cincinnati Reds, Houston Astros, Los Angeles Dodgers and St. Louis Cardinals. Howard hit .264 for his career with 44 home runs and 264 RBIs.

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MLB Draft History (Position Players)

Since 1986, Major League Baseball teams have selected Ball State position players 28 times in the annual draft. Below is a complete listing of the Ball State draft history for position players from 1986 through 2017.

Year Player Round Selected Organization1986 Thomas Howard 1st (#11 overall) San Diego Padres1986 Dru Kosco 13th Seattle Mariners1987 Mike Shebek 38th Baltimore Orioles1993 Kenny Reed 18th Baltimore Orioles1995 Darrell Betts 26th St. Louis Cardinals1997 Ed Farris 27th Oakland Athletics1999 Larry Bigbie 1st (#21 overall) Baltimore Orioles1999 Jonathan Kessick 3rd Baltimore Orioles2000 Jeremy Ridley 34th Toronto Blue Jays2000 Shayne Ridley 19th Baltimore Orioles2001 Doug Boone 15th Florida Marlins2002 Doug Boone 36th New York Yankees2003 Ben Schroeder 26th Florida Marlins2003 Brad Snyder 1st (#18 overall) Cleveland Indians2003 Lorenzo Scott 17th Baltimore Orioles2004 Brad Miller 49th Toronto Blue Jays2005 Matt Singleton 33rd Oakland Athletics2006 Mike Sullivan 31st Detroit Tigers2006 Brad Miller 18th Arizona Diamondbacks2008 Dean Anna 26th San Diego Padres2009 Zach Dygert 48th San Diego Padres2009 Jeremy Hazelbaker 4th Boston Red Sox2010 Zach Dygert 22nd Houston Astros2010 Kolbrin Vitek 1st (#20 overall) Boston Red Sox2011 Cody Elliott 21st Cleveland Indians2014 Sean Godfrey 22nd Atlanta Braves2016 Alex Call 3rd Chicago White Sox2016 Jarett Rindfleisch 9th Miami Marlins

Players selected in the top 10 rounds highlighted in RED.

Alex Call

Jarett RindfleischSean Godfrey

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MLB Draft History (Pitchers)

Since 1996, Major League Baseball teams have selected Ball State pitchers 31 times in the annual draft. An additional four Cardinal pitchers have signed free agent contracts with professional teams in recent years. Here is a complete listing of the Ball State draft history for pitchers from 1996 through 2017.

Year Player Round Selected Organization1996 Bruce Stanley 11th Baltimore Orioles1996 Nick Witte 27th San Diego Padres1997 Sam McConnell 11th Pittsburgh Pirates1997 Bruce Stanley 18th Kansas City Royals1998 Jeff Urban 1st (#41 overall) San Francisco Giants1999 Travis Minix 23rd Tampa Bay Devil Rays1999 Chris Cabaj 25th Kansas City Royals1999 Jason Hickman 42nd San Francisco Giants2000 Jason Hickman 8th Los Angeles Dodgers2000 Adam Sheefel 17th Cincinnati Reds2001 Justin Wechsler 4th Arizona Diamondbacks2001 Jason Paul 49th Minnesota Twins2002 Bryan Bullington 1st (#1 overall) Pittsburgh Pirates2002 Luke Hagerty 1st (#32 overall) Chicago Cubs2002 Paul Henry 7th Baltimore Orioles2003 Brian Lynch 23rd Colorado Rockies2003 Mike Johnston 41st San Francisco Giants2004 Michael Hale 35th New York Yankees2005 Joe Ness 6th Cleveland Indians2006 Ben Snyder 4th San Francisco Giants2006 Jeff Loveys 48th New York Yankees2007 Kyle Heyne 27th Minnesota Twins2008 Kyle Heyne 32nd San Diego Padres2009 Brenden Stines 33rd Houston Astros2010 Kolbrin Vitek (P/2B) 1st (#20 overall) Boston Red Sox2010 Perci Garner 2nd Philadelphia Phillies2014 T.J. Weir 17th San Diego Padres2014 Nestor Bautista 32nd Miami Marlins2016 Zach Plesac 12th Cleveland Indians2016 Colin Brockhouse 37th Pittsburgh Pirates2017 Colin Brockhouse 24th Toronto Blue Jays

Pitchers selected in the top 10 rounds highlighted in RED.

(Additional Free Agent Signings)Year Pitcher Team Signed By2005 Erik Morrison New York Yankees2006 Jason Bucholtz Washington Wild Things (Independent)2006 Kory Bucklew Traverse City Beach Bums (Independent)2007 Jeff Michael Washington Wild Things (Independent)2009 Tom Mueller Evansville Otters (Independent)2017 Alex Maloney Chicago White Sox2017 Kevin Marnon Birmingham-Bloomfield Beavers (USPBL)

Colin Brockhouse

Perci Garner